LAST GAMEDET 1 vs. FLA 2 OT (11/29/15)1ST PERIOD: No scoring2ND PERIOD: DET Larkin 7:02-EV3RD PERIOD: FLA R. Smith (Ekblad, Jokinen) 14:38-EVOT: FLA Campbell (Huberdeau, Jokinen) 1:20-EVSHOTS: DET 29 (10-7-11-1) / FLA 32 (9-13-9-1)GOALIES: DET Mrazek (OTL, 30-32) / FLA Luongo (W, 28-29)PP: DET 0-4 / FLA 0-5 CURRENT INJURIES (total games missed; injury length)Johan Franzen Concussion (22; 10/13-present) Kyle Quincey Ankle (17; 10/24-present)Man Games Lost (Season Total): 95Individual Man Games Lost: Pavel Datsyuk (15), Brad Richards (13), Landon Ferraro (8), Mike Green (6), Brendan Smith (5), DannyDeKeyser (4), Darren Helm (4), Teemu Pulkkinen (1) RECENT TRANSACTIONS11/20 Removed F Brad Richards from LTIR11/22 Lost F Landon Ferraro to BOS on waivers11/28 Recalled F Tomas Jurco from conditioning loan in Grand Rapids RED WINGS vs. SABRESTONIGHT: 125th all-time meetings, 64th in DET 1st of 4 meetings between DET/BUF this season, 1st of 2 at JLA.ALL-TIME vs. BUF: 57-52-13-1 / AT HOME: 39-18-5-1 / LAST 10: 9-0-1 / IN 2014-15: 3-0-1 DETs top scorers vs. BUF: Brad Richards (13-21-34 in 42 GP), Pavel Datsyuk (9-12-21 in 20 GP), Mike Green (7-10-17 in 27 GP),Henrik Zetterberg (5-9-14 in 16 GP) and Johan Franzen (5-5-10 in 14 GP) BUFs top scorers vs. DET: David Legwand (15-27-42 in 73 GP), Ryan OReilly (3-8-11 in 19 GP), Matt Moulson (5-4-9 in 11 GP),Carlo Colaiacovo (1-8-9 in 26 GP), Jamie McGinn (2-4-6 in 14 GP)FIRSTS: Niklas Kronwall made his NHL debut on 12/10/03 against BUF Brad Richards recorded his 1st and only NHL hat trickagainst BUF on 4/19/13, while with NYR NOTES: DET is riding a 12-game point streak against BUF (11-0-1) and have won 7 straight home games against BUF dating back to1/20/09 DET has lost in regulation just once to BUF since the start of the 1997-98 season, spanning 28 games (23-3-1-1) GrossePointe native and Sabres center David Legwand had 11 points (4-7-11) in 21 games for DET in 2013-14 and played 114 games for theOHLs Plymouth Whalers from 1997-99, compiling 185 points (85-100-185) Buffalo defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo appeared 6regular-season and nine playoff games for DET in 2012-13 Sabres rookie Jack Eichel skated for the U.S. NTDP in Ann Arbor from2012-14 and was a teammate of DETs Dylan Larkin both seasons BUF D Jake McCabe also skated for the U.S. NTDP from 2009-11 BUF head coach Dan Bylsma was born in Grand Haven, MI BUF general manager Tim Murray spent the 1993-94 season asa scout for DET BUF assistant coach Terry Murray had 7 assists in 23 games with DET in 1976-77. RECENT RESULTS Nov. 29 vs. FLA 2-1 OTL DET is on a season-best 7-game point streak and a 5-game home point streak This marked DETs 4th straight OT game and 6th inthe last 7 DET has had more games decided in NHLs new 3-on-3 OT format (9) than any other team (2. CHI 8) and are 1-of-6teams to not have a game advance to a shootout yet (ARI, CHI, COL, CBJ, MIN) Dylan Larkin scored the lone goal for DET andhas 6 goals in his last 7 games Larkin is also the NHLs 1st rookie to reach double-digit goals, and he is 1-of-4 players with an NHL-best 10 even strength goals (along with SJs Joe Pavelski, DALs Tyler Seguin and STLs Vladimir Tarasenko). Nov. 27 vs. EDM 4-3 OTWNiklas Kronwall scored his 1st goal of the season and equaled Nicklas Lidstrom with his 4th career OT goal, most by any d-man infranchise history DETs 16 2nd-period shots set a new single-period season high, while 3 goals in the 2nd equaled a season best forthe team Tomas Tatar is on a 4-game point streak, one game back of the teams longest of the season (shared by HenrikZetterberg and Dylan Larkin from 10/9-10/17) Larkin, Tatar, Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist each tallied multi-pt games Jimmy Howard has now won 13 straight games against EDM, while DET has points in 30 of its last 32 games vs. EDM (22-2-7),dating back to 2006-07.

Detroit Red Wings: Media Notes

Nov. 25 vs. BOS 3-2 OTLPavel Datsyuk recorded his 300th career goal and scored in back-to-back games Alexey Marchenko picked up his 1st point of theseason. MILESTONE NIGHT AHEAD?Each having already reached 300 goals this season, Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg are again on the precipice of setting NHLmilestones.

PENALTIES KILLEDDET enters tonight sitting 4th in the NHL on the PK at 85.0% (trailing ANA, MTL and STL) and 2nd at home at 89.4% (trailing only NYRat 89.6%). In the teams most recent 54 times shorthanded, they have only surrendered 5 goals (90.7%). After finishing 1st and 2ndrespectively in average shorthanded TOI in 2014-15, Luke Glendening (3:12) is tied with NJDs Travis Zajac for the league leadamong forwards in that category this season, while Drew Miller sits 3rd at 3:06. UPCOMING 2015-16 MILESTONES- Miller 1 point away from 100 w/ DET- Howard 1 GP away from 350- Kronwall 2 GP shy of 700 THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORYDecember 1, 1960 Gordie Howes 3rd period assist gives him 1,092 career points for both regular-season and playoffs and it sets anNHL record, breaking the mark of 1,091 set by Maurice Richard. December 1, 1974 A snowstorm totaling 18.4 inches the highest ever in Detroit for a single December day postpones the RedWings scheduled home game against Toronto at Olympia Stadium. The game was eventually played on Feb. 9, 1975, with Detroitearning a 5-3 victory. A WINNING TRADITION IN HOCKEYTOWNSince Mike and Marian Ilitch purchased the Detroit Red Wings in 1982, the team has won a combined 1,527 combined regular seasonand playoff games, more than any other franchise in the NHL. The Red Wings are also the only team to have won 1,000+ games since 1995-96, with 901 regular-season wins and 144 postseasonvictories, totaling 1,043 wins. SELLOUT STREAK CONTINUES AT THE JOE DET improved its sellout streak to 202 games following Sundays game vs. FLA. The sellout streak started on 12/19/10 when DEThosted DAL at Joe Louis Arena.

MOST GP BY A RUSSIAN NHLER MOST GP, DETROIT HISTORY GOALS BY A SWEDISH NHLER

ON THE FARMThe Grand Rapids Griffins (8-8-0-1) has won 6 straight games and 7-of-9 after back-to-back wins this weekend. On Saturday, theGriffins won 3-2 in OT against the Lake Erie Monsters, Mark Zengerle and Eric Tangradi scored in regulation and Mitch Callahansealed OT win. Next Game: 12/4 vs. Chicago Wolves

Blashill, 41, is the 27th coach in Detroit history and the first American to lead the Red Wings. He is in his fifth season with the organization,spending one season as an assistant for Detroit (2011-12) and three seasons as head coach of the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins (2012-15).With the Griffins, Blashill led the club to the three most successful seasons in franchise history, winning a 2013 Calder Cup and being namedthe 2014 AHL Coach of the Year. Twenty-four players who skated for him in Grand Rapids went on to play at least one NHL game. Blashill alsowon a championship during his first-ever season as a head coach with the USHL's Indiana Ice in 2008-09. He coached the Ice for two seasonsbefore serving one season as head coach at Western Michigan. A former goaltender at Ferris State, he got his coaching start at his alma mater(1998-02) as an assistant and served in the same role for Miami University from 2002-08. He was born in Detroit and raised in Sault Ste. Marie,Mich.

CAREER: In the 2nd year of a 2-year contract...2014 AHL 2nd All-Star Team...2013 Calder Cup champion with Grand Rapids...2013 AHL All-Star...2012 WJC All-Star Team and Best Goaltender...2011 OHL Best Save Percentage and 3rd All-Star Team 2015-16: Stopped a career-high 44 on 10/10 at CAR ... Assisted on DET's 1st-ever 3-on-3 OT goal, 10/25 at VAN. 2014-15: Became 5th goalie in NHL history to record 2 SOs in same series he made NHL playoff debut...Saw 35+ shots in 3 straight games,winning all three starts, 1/17-1/27...Won his first three starts this season...Won his season debut with 28 saves on 11/20 at WPG. OTHER: Became the 2nd goalie in hockey history to win his ECHL, AHL and NHL debuts in the same season (joining Alex Auld)...Became 2ndyoungest DET G (Bill Beveridge) to win DET debut...Was 74-37-10 with a 2.87 GAA and .916 SV% in 132 OHL games with the Ottawa 67sfrom 2009-12...Posted shutouts in two of his first three NHL wins.

CAREER: In the 3rd season of a 6-year contract...2014 US Olympian...2012 and 2015 NHL All-Star...2010 NHL All-Rookie Team and CalderTrophy runner-up...2006 and 2008 AHL All-Star...2006 AHL All-Rookie Team...2004 NCAA Second-Team All-American and Hockey East All-Star Team...Represented USA at 2003 WJC and 2002 U-18 World Championship (gold). 2014-15: Was DET's lone All-Star selection but did not play due to injury...Made 39 saves in a 2-1 win on 3/4 vs. NYR...Posted his second SOof the season in a shootout loss on 12/16 vs. CBJ...Played his 300th NHL game and recorded a shutout on 11/18 at CBJ...Won 3 straightgames, 10/23-10/31...Made season-high 37 saves on 10/15 vs. BOS...Did not suffer regulation loss over 7-game stretch (10/15-11/2). OTHER: First goalie in DET history to win 35+ games in his 1st 3 seasons (37, 37 and 35, respectively, from 2009-12)...Serves as the teamspokesman for the Arthritis Foundation.

This is the first of five meetings between the Sabres and Red Wings this season.

Last meeting: Detroit defeated Buffalo, 6-4, in Detroit on Jan. 18

Next meeting: Monday, Dec. 14 in Detroit

The Sabres are 1-9-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Red Wings; 1-8-1 on the road.

This is the 125th game all-time between Buffalo and Detroit; Buffalo has a 54-54-16 series record.

The Sabres are 19-37-7 on the road against the Red Wings all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 10-5-2 all-time on December 1.

December 1, 1973: The Sabres top the Red Wings, 4-1, in their first-ever win at Detroit, ending a three-game losing streak against

the Red Wings and a nine-game winless streak (0-8-1) in Detroit.

December 1, 1993: Dominik Hasek stops 33 Tampa Bay shots to record his second of 55 regular-season shutouts as a member of

the Sabres in a 3-0 win against the Lightning. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

The Sabres are looking for their first win in Detroit since Oct. 13, 2006, hoping to snap a three-game losing streak to the Red Wings

and a seven-game winless streak (0-6-1) in Detroit.

Matt Moulson has nine points (5+4) in his last nine games against the Red Wings.

Evander Kane has tallied an assist in each of his last four games against Detroit.

Ryan OReilly (21:39) leads all NHL forwards in average ice time per game.

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

Chad Johnson, who started in back-to-back wins for the Sabres on Friday vs. Carolina and Saturday at Nashville, logged a 3-1-1

record with a .954 save percentage and a 1.28 goals-against average in seven appearances in November. YOUNG GUNS

With a combined 14 goals through Buffalos first 24 games, Jack Eichel (8) and Sam Reinhart (6) are currently on pace to become

the second pair of rookies in Sabres history to each record 20 goals in the same season. The other pair was Danny Gare (31) and

Peter McNab (22) in 1974-75.

If they maintain their current pace, Eichel (8+4) and Reinhart (6+3) would also be the first pair of Sabres rookies to surpass the 30-

point mark since Thomas Vanek (48) and Jason Pominville (30) did so in 2005-06. POSITIVE TRENDSThe Sabres enter tonights game with an opportunity to extend a number of situational team streaks with a win:

STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE

Of the 429 NHL players who have played at least 20 games this season, only nine have zero penalty minutes. The Sabres are the

only team with two players among these nine: Rasmus Ristolainen and Johan Larsson

Both Ristolainen (34 games) and Larsson (25 games) are on the longest penalty-free streaks of their careers.

Ristolainen averages 24:05 of ice time per game. He is one of only two players (Loui Erkisson) with an average above 20 minutes

per game and zero penalty minutes this season.

Ristolainen is one of just three NHL defensemen (Brian Dumoulin, Matt Tennyson) with at least 15 games played and no penalty

minutes. (All stats as of 11/30) FINNISHING TOUCHEntering Monday nights games, Rasmus Ristolainen ranked in the top 15 among NHL defensemen in goals (T-12th, 4), points (T-12th, 14) and multi-point games (T-6th, 4). No Sabres defenseman has finished a season with five or more multi-point games sinceChristian Ehrhoff (six) in 2011-12. QUICK DRAW McGRAW

Entering Monday nights games, Ryan OReilly (58.8%) was ranked fourth in the league in faceoff percentage. OReilly also ranked

third in the league with 568 faceoffs taken, accounting for 40.1% of Buffalos total faceoffs.

OReillys 71.7% win percentage on the power play (71-for-99) ranked second in the league among all players with at least 25

power-play faceoffs taken. He has taken 69.2% of Buffalos power-play faceoffs.

The Sabres enter tonights game With a win tonight, they would extend the streak to

with wins in consecutive divisional matchups for the first time

since March 17 and April 1, 2015.

wins in three straight matchups with divisional opponents for the

first time since they beat four straight from Nov. 15 to Dec. 2,

2014.

with consecutive divisional road wins for the first time (in one

season) since March 19 and 23, 2013.

three straight divisional road wins for the first time since they

won four in a row from Jan. 20 to March 10, 2011.

with wins in three straight Eastern Conference matchups for the

first time since Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, 2014.

four straight wins in Eastern Conference matchups for the first

time since they won five straight from Nov. 15 to Dec. 2, 2014.

with three straight road wins against Eastern Conference

opponents for the first time since April 2 to 23, 2013.

four straight Eastern Conference road wins (in one season) for

the first time since Feb. 8 to March 1, 2011.

...having won consecutive games by at least three goals for the

first time since Nov. 15 and 18, 2014.

three straight wins by three or more goals for the first time since

March 19 to 23, 2012. (Win must be by three goals or more.)

THEYVE GOT THE POWERThe Sabres are 16-for-75 (21.3%) on the power play this season, ranked seventh in the league entering play Monday. The Sabres lastfinished a season above 20 percent on the power play in 2008-09 (21.0%). OUTSHOOTING OPPONENTSThe Sabres have outshot their opponents in 12 of their first 24 games this season, posting a 4-7-1 record in those games. Last season,the team finished the season 5-5-0 in 10 total games when outshooting their opponent. POSSESSION PROGRESSION

The Sabres have led their opponent in even-strength shot attempts (corsi) in 10 of the teams 24 games this season, going 3-6-1 in

those games.

Buffalo only led their opponents in even-strength shot attempts eight times throughout the entire 2014-15 season, going 3-5-0 in

Dan Bylsma is currently in his first year as head coach of the Sabres after being hired as the 17th head coach in franchise history on May 28,2015. Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a 252-117-32overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history. He began the 2015-16 season with the best pointspercentage (.668) of any head coach in NHL history with at least three full seasons coached. The Grand Haven, Michigan native began his coaching career in 2004-05 as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He alsoserved as an assistant for the New York Islanders in 2005-06, and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from 2006-07 to 2007-08 beforebeing named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 2008-09 season. For a full Dan Bylsma bio, please visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/media-information/danbylsma

2015-16: Made his Sabres debut in relief vs. OTT (10/8) Made 22 saves on 24 shots to earn his first win with the Sabres vs. CBJ (10/12) Stopped 23 of 24 shots and four of five shootout chances to earn a win vs. TOR (10/21) Collected 30 saves in a 4-3 overtime win at PHI (10/27) Made 30 saves and recorded an assist in a 4-1 victory at TBL (11/10) Logged win on back-to-back nights making 27 saves vs. CAR (11/27) and 28 saves at NSH (11/28) Went 3-1-1 with a .954 save percentage and a 1.12 GAA during seven appearances in the month of November 2014-15: Won his first three decisions of the season (10/11-10/25), his first as a member of the Islanders Compiled a 2-2-1 record with a .935 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-against average in five games during the month of February Suffered an ankle injury during morning skate before his first start with the Sabres and missed the final 18 games of the season

2015-16: Recalled by Buffalo on Oct. 23 Made his NHL debut vs. NJD (10/24) and made 24 saves on 28 shots Recorded his first NHL win vs. PHI (10/30) after he stopped 27 of 28 shots. With the win, he became the youngest goaltender (22 years, 92days) to record a win for the Sabres since Mikka Noronen (21 years, 111 days) did so on Oct. 5, 2000 Made 29 saves in a win at NYI (11/1) Stopped 35 of 37 shots vs. VAN (11/7) Set a new career high, stopping 36 of 38 shots at FLA (11/12)2014-15: Appeared in 35 games in his second full season with Modo, matching his career-high total set in 2013-14 Helped Modo avoid relegation with a 4-0 postseason record, recording a 0.50 GAA and a .980 SV%

2014-15: Missed 31 games due to injury, appearing in 25 games while healthy Began the season 3-0-1 in a four-game stretch (10/11-10/28) in which he posted a .939 SV% and a 2.18 GAA Stopped 35 of 36 shots in a win at BUF (2/10) Went 6-1-0 in games in which he faced at least 35 shots, posting a .943 SV% and a 2.12 GAA in those contests